Septimus D. Cabaniss Papers.
Scope and Contents
Papers of Septimus D. Cabaniss (1815-?), a lawyer and legislator from Huntsville, Madison County, Ala. Papers include letters re: the family of James White McClung (1798-1848) of Huntsville, Ala, who was a son of Charles McClung, Sr., of Knoxville. Cabaniss became the guardian for the 2 sons of James White McClung (James White McClung, Jr. and Elliott Spotswood McClung). Collection also includes legal and financial papers of Cabaniss and Silas Parsons, also a lawyer in Huntsville. Collection includes some certificates and documents relating to Tennessee counties, especially Grainger County. For a list of selected correspondents, see A Guide to the Manuscript Collections of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection by Linda Posey (1974).
Dates
- 1805-1887
Conditions Governing Access
Material is available for research. Prior arrangement MUST be made by contacting the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
Extent
1 box
General
Included in Linda Posey thesis of McClung Collection Manuscript holdings and the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections.
- Attorneys Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cabaniss, Septimus D. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Grainger County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Guardians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Huntsville (Ala.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lawyers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Madison County (Ala.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- McClung, Elliott Spotswood Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- McClung, James White Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- McClung, James White, Jr. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Parsons, Silas Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Septimus D. Cabaniss Papers.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
